It was one of those humble nights…

I called his name, with lambing sa dulo (I don’t know if he noticed it) during his walk to the comfort room.

He said, “saglit lang”. And I waited.

After a few minutes, he grabbed a chair and sat beside me.

And we talked, a getting – to – know – each – other conversation that started with “love” thing.

He said he wanted to know more about my love life. (Grabe ang haba lang ng hair ng lola mo…)

“Marami kang dapat ikuwento,” he said.

“Weh?!” my reaction.

Shoot!

“May girlfriend ka na?”

“Wala.”

“Pero nagka girlfriend ka na?”

“Hmmmmm… hindi girlfriend...”

“Eh ano?”

And he is thinking for the right term to define his previous relationship.

“Casual.”

“Casual? How is that? M.U?”

“hmmmm not so.”

“Illegal?”

“Hindi rin.”

“Legal”

“Not much”

Gosh!!! Whatever that is.

“What happened?”

“Wala lang, it just ended. Kasi nga casual lang.”

Ok. Now I am starting to know what a “casual girlfriend” is.

“How about now?”

“Hmmmmm… kung dumating siya eh di siya.”

Naks! Safe answer.

“Alam mo ba, I thought its you and <another girly from the block>”

“Hindi noh.”

“But you are close talaga.”

“We’re just friends”

“Eh, what do you like in a girl ba?”

“Yung tipong mapapalingon ako?”

“Yup!”

“Siguro yung may hitsura.”

“Oh men! Given na iyon eh, always looking for the physical appearance.”

“And everything follows.”

Hehe feeling mo naman guwapo ka!

“Ikaw?” He’s pertaining to me.

“Nagkaboyfriend ka na?”

“Yup!” Ang blunt ko talaga.

“I got two ex-es and…”

“… one y?”

“Yup two ex-es and one y.”

I liked the way he call it.

“My first ex is a showbiz personality, meaning, taga dito siya. We broke up. dot dot dot”

Siguro sabi niya sa sarili, interesting.

And so I continue…

“My second ex is non showbiz. But he got most of the yes votes around here. Kaya lang it’s another failed relationship, we broke up after a year. On the other hand, si Y naman only lasted for a couple of days. He’s a good friend, kaya lang… basta it’s all my fault.”

“And with this age of yours, hindi ka ba naghahanap?”

At 29, kailangan ko ba talagang maghanap?

“Well, I am not searching but I am not closing doors. God will provide naman eh. God will create the best love story of our lives naman, in His time. As of the moment, I’ll just do my thing muna, photography, travel, marami pa akong gustong gawin…”

“… puwede ba bago mo gustong gawin ang mga gagawin mo… loadan mo muna ako”

“sure! Number mo po… how much?”

Photographer daw ba ako?

Turista daw ba ako?

Nagtratrabaho daw ba ako sa isang dyaryo?

Yan ang pangkaraniwang tanong na itinatanong sa akin ngayon, mula nang binili ko si Nikon D40. Para bang nag iba ang estado ko sa buhay tuwing may makakakitang nakasabit sa leeg ko ang aking entry level DSLR.

Kung alam lang nila inutang ko lang iyon. Hehe...

Pero ang point kasi dun, para bang nagtratrabaho sa isang dyaryo or isang turista ang dapat mag may ari ng ganun.... Gosh! Kung alam nila na parang kabute nang nag uusbungan ang mga photographers ngayon. AT higit sa lahat... lahat sila nakahihigit sa akin. huhu!

Pero kahit ganun... hindi pa rin ako nagpapatalo sa kanila. Kahit kulang sa experience at nagrerely lang sa mga artiks sa internet tungkol sa photography at walang knowledge sa ganitong aspeto ng pamumuhay... natututo rin ako at higit sa lahat nakikipagsabayan.

Yun nga lang, hindi ko alam kung nakakasabay ba ako sa kanila.

Kulang pa ako sa investment. Mahal din naman kasi ang ganitong hobby. Sa lens lang 9k na yung pinaka mababa na alam ko. sa mini studio pa, sa mga cd ng workshop at mga seminars na kailangang attenan... kailangan kong mag ipon... starting this day...

anyway, yun pong mga works ko makikita niyo sa www.pnutgritil.multiply.com